SENIOR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT, MEDICAL EDUCATION AND ALUMNI
PHILANTHROPY (Director of Major Gifts)
About University of Maryland Medicine
The University of Maryland Medicine philanthropy team is a joint
initiative uniting the fundraising endeavors of the University of
Maryland Medical Center and University of Maryland School of
Medicine. This strategic partnership exemplifies a commitment to
revolutionizing healthcare through transformational philanthropy.
With a mission centered on the pillars of education, research,
patient care, and community partnership, our collective focus is
set on securing philanthropic support that will fuel excellence in
every endeavor of our academic medical center enterprise.
UMM is welcoming new team members who are eager to maximize their
professional skills and leverage their experience to create a
collaborative, best-in-class fundraising model. Team members will
be encouraged to use their unique expertise and perspectives to
bring their work to life, contributing to the larger mission.
Embracing a range of perspectives and experiences will be essential
to driving creativity, strengthening relationships, and achieving
meaningful results.
Benefits: Exempt Regular
UMB offers a
comprehensive benefits package that prioritizes
wellness, work/life balance, and professional development, along
with
additional exciting perks that employees can
take advantage of. This position participates in a retirement
program (pension or optional retirement plan/ORP) that must be
selected and is effective on your date of hire. Exempt regular
staff receive a generous PAID leave package that includes over 4
weeks of vacation accrued each year, 15 paid holidays, 3 personal
leave, unlimited accrual of sick time, and comprehensive health
insurance; professional learning and development programs; tuition
remission for employees and their dependents at any University
System of Maryland school; and flexible work schedules and
teleworking options (if applicable per job).
UMB is a public university and constituent institution of the
University System of Maryland. All employees are expected to work
primarily physically within the State of Maryland.
Position Summary
The Senior Director of Development, Medical Education and Alumni
Philanthropy provides strategic leadership for all fundraising
activities supporting medical education and alumni giving across
the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) and the
University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC). This position is
responsible for building and executing a comprehensive philanthropy
program that engages medical students, residents, fellows, alumni,
faculty, and grateful patients throughout the continuum of medical
education and lifelong connection to Maryland Medicine.
Reporting to the Associate Dean for Development, the Senior
Director develops and implements a strategic vision for medical
education and alumni philanthropy that advances institutional
priorities including scholarships, endowed professorships,
educational innovation, resident and fellow education, wellness
initiatives, workforce development, and departmental
priorities.
The Senior Director manages a portfolio of high-capacity donors and
prospects capable of making major and principal gifts and serves as
a key partner to institutional leadership, faculty, department
chairs, the Medical Alumni Association, and clinical and
educational leaders. The position directs and integrates all
aspects of medical education and alumni fundraising in
collaboration with annual giving, stewardship, gift planning,
corporate and foundation relations, alumni relations, prospect
management, communications, and special events teams to create a
coordinated donor experience and maximize philanthropic
impact.
The Senior Director will lead efforts to strengthen alumni
engagement and philanthropy among more than 10,000 School of
Medicine alumni while building a robust fundraising pipeline among
residents, fellows, medical students, and emerging physician
leaders. This position serves as the institutional leader for
lifelong physician philanthropy, creating engagement strategies
that cultivate future donors from matriculation through
retirement.
Essential Functions
- Provide strategic direction for all medical education and
alumni fundraising activities, ensuring alignment with UMSOM, UMMC,
and Maryland Medicine mission, vision, and fundraising
priorities.
Develop and execute a comprehensive fundraising strategy for
medical education, including scholarships, student support,
resident and fellow programs, faculty development, educational
innovation, wellness initiatives, and workforce development.
Build and oversee a comprehensive alumni philanthropy program
that strengthens engagement and philanthropic support among medical
students, residents, fellows, and alumni throughout their
professional lifecycle.
Provide strategic leadership and direct supervision for a team
of 2–3 professionals, helping to recruit and hire key staff to
establish and expand the program.
Develop and implement a lifelong physician engagement strategy
that creates a philanthropic pipeline from student to resident,
fellow, faculty member, alumnus, and volunteer leader.
Manage a personal portfolio of approximately 75–100 major and
principal gift prospects and donors capable of making gifts of
$250,000 to $5 million+, leading cultivation, solicitation, and
stewardship activities.
Establish annual and multi-year fundraising goals,
participation metrics, donor retention goals, and strategic
plans.
Partner with the Office of Medical Education, Graduate Medical
Education, Student Affairs, Admissions, department chairs,
residency and fellowship program directors, faculty leaders, and
institutional leadership to align fundraising priorities with
educational and workforce development goals.
Lead principal gift strategy for medical education priorities,
scholarships, professorships, educational innovation, and workforce
development initiatives.
Develop innovative donor pipeline strategies that move alumni,
residents, fellows, grateful patients, and friends from engagement
to philanthropy through coordinated annual, major, planned, and
principal gift efforts.
Utilize data analytics, prospect research, and fundraising
performance metrics to evaluate program effectiveness and identify
opportunities for growth and continuous improvement.
Collaborate with and mentor development staff, fostering a
high-performance, collaborative, and donor-centered culture.
Partner with Medical Alumni Association leadership, alumni
boards, residency and fellowship alumni groups, and physician
volunteer leaders to strengthen engagement, philanthropy, advocacy,
and volunteer participation.
Serve as a visible representative of Maryland Medicine through
regional and national travel, alumni events, donor meetings, and
volunteer leadership engagement.
Lead stewardship efforts for major and principal gift donors,
ensuring meaningful engagement and demonstrating the impact of
philanthropic investments.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications :
Education: Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree
preferred.
Experience: Seven (7) years of philanthropy/fundraising
experience with at least four (4) years managing prospects in
academic medicine, higher education, healthcare, or a similarly
complex organization(s).
Supervisory: Three (3) years management/leadership role.
Directly responsible for the performance of philanthropy officers
and staff.
Other: Except for qualifications established by law,
additional related experience and formal education in which one has
gained the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for full
performance of the work of the job class may be substituted for the
education or experience requirement on a year-for-year basis with
30 undergraduate college credits being equivalent to one year of
related experience. In instances where specific education and/or
experience is required only directly related education and/or
experience may be substituted.
Preferred qualifications:
- Demonstrated success securing major gifts, including multiple
seven-figure commitments.
- Experience building and managing comprehensive alumni
philanthropy and engagement programs.
- Experience developing fundraising strategies across the
continuum of medical education, including students, residents,
fellows, faculty, and alumni.
- Knowledge of medical education, physician training, residency
and fellowship programs, Graduate Medical Education (GME), and
academic medicine environments preferred.
- Strong understanding of major gifts, annual giving, planned
giving, stewardship, prospect management, campaign planning, and
principal gift strategy.
- Demonstrated success managing volunteer boards, alumni
associations, physician leaders, and philanthropic advisory
groups.
- Demonstrated ability to build productive partnerships with
academic leadership, medical education offices, faculty, and
healthcare executives.
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and
influence stakeholders without direct authority.
- Excellent communication, relationship-building, presentation,
and strategic planning skills.
- Experience utilizing fundraising analytics, donor engagement
metrics, and CRM systems to drive strategy and performance.
- Ability to travel regionally and nationally as required.
Hiring Range: $164,000 - $175,000, Commensurate with education
and experience
UMB is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workforce
and is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer. All
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, color, religion, age, ancestry or national
origin, sex, pregnancy or related conditions, sexual orientation,
gender identity or expression, genetic information, physical or
mental disability, marital status, protected veteran's status, or
any other legally protected classification.
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